Writing

Update: click here. Tried a completely different direction. Here we go!Harry Iskinder is searching for the Hope of Humanity, and if he doesn't find it, everyone on earth will die.…

I'd say 2010 was long and tiring, but far from all bad. Had two - TWO! - requests for full manuscripts. No takers yet, but I'm getting better at this…

Until twelve year old Alex grew wings, he had no idea magic existed.But it does – worlds of it, separated from ours by the thinnest of walls, which Alex tears…

Until twelve year old Alex grew wings, he had no idea magic existed. But it does – worlds of it, separated from ours by the thinnest of walls, which Alex…

Twelve-year-old-Alex has never been outside the exclusive brothel that owns his mother. Escape is impossible with security designed for royal clientele, no matter how much he wants it, but he…

Today brought a slight existential crisis, an hour or two of freaking out, and - at the end - a frightening realization: there may be circumstances in which I will…

So having come down off an amazing week spending time with friends, we have driven 900 miles and are now getting to work.

It’s the little things that make me happy. I’m at Pittsburgh Comic-con with artist Celine Chapus, and she just altered my badge to say, “Author in Training.” Yes! *fistpump* (The book behind the badge, btw, is Incarceron by Catherine Fisher. So far, quite good.)

This con is fun.  Grown-ups working hard at being imaginative make the best atmosphere – it doesn’t get better. Among others, we met Alain Viesca – fantastic artist – and some other authors in training who found inspiration in Celine’s characters. The talent represented here is phenomenal.

I would be much more coherent, but we drove approximately 16 hours to get here – I’m still a wee bit tired. So for now, you get a brand-new snippet from Witch-Hunter. Enjoy!